Garment hanger



#M7/HIM June 19, 192s. 1,674,043

6. C. HOFFMAN GARMENT 114mm Filed J 1925 Patented `une 19, 1928.

*UNITED STATES 1,674,043 PATENT oFFIcE.

GROVER C. HOFFMAN, F CHICAGQ, ILLINOIS.

G'rARMEN'IpV HANGER.

Application filed January 2, 1925. Serial No. 121.

My invention belongs to that general class ot devices adapted to behung? on a suitable support, and particularly constructed for thesuspension of various garments, retaining them V'to a greater or lessextent in form. It is adapted particularly for the use ot travelers orothers, in which the device may be conveniently packed in a limitedspace.

The object is to produce a device ot' this character that shall besimple,` effective, economical and very convenient in use.

To this end, my invention consists in the novel construction,arrangement and com-- bination ot' parts herein shown and described, andmore particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like orcorresponding 29 parts;

Fig. l is a side elevation of my improved device;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section substantially on the line 3 3 of Fig. l;and

Fig. 4 is a detailed view of one oitl th auxiliary holding devices.

In the drawings, l represents a' suitable strap which is flexible in itsnature and may be constructed ot leather, webbing or other equivalentmaterial, permitting it to be readily folded and wrapped about the.nested device. The upper part ot the strap is pro vided with a loop 2provided with a swivel or equivalent part 3, permitting the device to besupported on a bar running parallel to the. supporting arms ortransversethereto. 1i is a suitable supporting and spacing member permanentlysecured to the part'l by means of rivets 5 or other suitable means. Asshown in Fig. Q, the part 4 serves to space apart 'and support theshoulder'torms 6. As thus arrangedptwo garments may be supported, thedistance between the two parts 6 being sutlicient to permit the closingpart of the garment to be positioned between the form and the strap l.In theV preferred form shown. the forms 6 are each connected with a rod7 which serves to stay and strengthen the form and also as a suitablemeans for carrying clips or snaps 8 similar to that shown in Fig. Il, orof equivalent construction for the same purpose.

The lower part of the strap extends below the parts 6 and 7 asindicated, and at its end engages with and carries a. form 95 This torniis preferably constructedV on its upper part in `such manner that whenthe parts are ioldechit will nest readily between the two forms (3-6 andrather closely conform to the same at its upper part. The part 9 isprovided with an open slot l() through which any garment may be threadedas desired and hung down on each side of the same. Spring clips ll maybeL carried upon the lower part or at such other point as desired, thesaid parts ll as well as the parts 8 being adapted to hold small piecesot garments, such as gloves, stockings, liandlterchiets, etc. n

`W hen the device is lnot in use, as stated, the part 9 may be movedupward to nest be tween the arms 6-6, the top being in close contactwiththe form, and the tree or upper end oi the strap l may bewrapped aboutand secured in any manner preferred. This makes a compact parcel thatmay be readily placed in a grip or trunk, and yet it is of such sizeasto be mostconvenient in use, and is practical in every sense of theword.

It is obvious that the form of these various parts may be modiiied tovsecure the results desired, and various other slight modifications maybe made in the same without departing from the spirit ot' my invention;hence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to theexact-form, construction, arrangement and combination ot' partshereinshown and described, orv uses mentioned.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A garment support comprising a strap provided at its free end withmeans for engaging a part for its support, in combination with twogarment forms arranged between the ends of and on either side of thestrap inspaced relation to one another, the lower end ot the strap beingprovided with a cooperating form adapted tobe nested between the twoforms mentioned when not in use and the whole maintained in compactrelation to one another.

2. A garment support comprising a flexible strap provided at its freeend with means for engaging a part for its support, in combination withtwo garment forms arranged between the ends of and on either side of thestrap in spaced relation to one another, with the lower end ot' thestrap provided with a cooperating form adapted of the strap beingrextended und provided with n. Vform having n. slot 'forn'ied thereinthrough which gzunients muy be threaded :1nd with retoining catches forsmall m'tieles, the hitter form beingv constructed to conform closely tothe two forms mentioned so that when desired it muy be nested betweenthe two, sulnntizilly :is und ioi' the purpose stated.

In teetimoinv hei-cof. I have hereunto Signed my nome.

